Medical Gaslighting: How to Spot it & What to Do About it.

Dr. Geraghty was interviewed for Mind Over Matter Magazine by the Women’s Brain Health Initiative (Volume 16).

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Original article as posted on The Peggy Lillis Foundation: https://peggyfoundation.org/story/dr-melissa-geraghty-psy-d/

Could You Be a Victim of 'Self-Gaslighting'? 5 Signs of the Subtle Form of Self-Sabotage and How To Stop, According to Experts

Original link: https://parade.com/living/self-gaslighting

It seems like only yesterday that "gaslighting" seeped into our lexicons, but now a new term is emerging:...

I get it.

It's hard to take that leap to start a website, build an online course, or launch a podcast.

But the longer you put it off, the harder it gets. Your ideas then remain in your head and are not shared with people who can truly benefit.

This is why I signed up with the platform Kajabi....

Get ready for a giant post on waiting room etiquette!

I've had many medical appts this past month. Here's what not to do in the waiting room.

1. Leave your sh*t at the door. No one wants to hear you arguing as a couple. We are not an audience on The Jerry Springer Show.

2. Use your inside voice....

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I've been having a particularly difficult week, medically. Truth be told, it's been a bad few years.

It's okay to...

Happy Valentine's Day from Cirilla, PixieDust, and Cinnamon!

A heartfelt thanks to all those representing #Migraine and #Headache Diseases today at Headache on The Hill!

Flashback to 2018, my first #HOH!

#HOH2023 #Advocacy #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #WashingtonDC

"Wow - just wow! I've done plenty of mindful breathing but Dr. Geraghty brought some new techniques that I hadn't done before. And I loved the color visualization - I've never done anything like that." (Alt text)

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I have known MacKenzie for many years as we are both part of the (very) complex medical patient community. She is a wonderful young woman with a heart of gold.

This year,...

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As someone with multiple chronic pain conditions as...

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Living mentally well with chronic pain conditions

3 years ago today I had neurosurgery.

It feels like yesterday and forever ago all at the same time. I forgot the date was coming up and I am caught off guard. All the feels.

#TetheredCord #NEISvoid #MEspine #RareDisease #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #SpinalCordInjury

“Self-management is the number one, most important part of the multidisciplinary model because medications may help some, but not completely, and we’re living day to day with pain that goes up and down." (From U.S. Pain Foundation's article bit.ly/3BxCNy3)

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Hustle culture can make us feel like we can't take a break. That if we take a break, we will fall behind.

Let's take a moment to remind ourselves that our brains (and bodies) do need breaks from the constant go go GO!

Even the shortest of breaks can be restorative, can reinvigorate your...